Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

 

C0astal Plain League comes up with a new plan for the summer

          The Coastal Plain League will become the Summer Ball Series. Sort of. See Coverage.

 

Honor Roll

          Outgoing senior and Houston County grad Amber Coy is a third-team Academic All-America pick softball player, as per the College Sports Information Directors Association.

          Coy has a 3.91 in nursing, and is one of two Peach Belt players picked.

          She has earned All-District academic honors, and this is her first national honor.

          Coy is the seventh Georgia College academic All-American, joining Hannah and Hollan Coursey, Mandy Chandler, and Marisa Boyette.

          North Georgia’s Kylee Smith made the first team and Valdosta State’s Logan Hill the second team.

          Coy is scheduled to marry former Houston County baseball standout and current L.A. Angels minor-league infielder Justin Jones in September.

 

Signings

           A pair of Jones County cross country runners are moving on. Hayden Durrett has signed with Young Harris of the Division II Peach Belt Conference and Logan Ward is headed to Central Georgia Tech.

          Stratford will hold a signing ceremony at 9 a.m. Thursday at the softball field for Mary Elaine Mitchell locking up a spot at Covenant College in Tennessee for basketball and softball, and for Nadia Reese signing for basketball at South Carolina State.

 

Around/About Georgia

Georgia’s Hancock goes  sixth in MLB draft

The Hancock scouting report

Braves take a lefty from Wake Forest

Tech’s Russ Chandler Stadium undergoing upgrades

Guidelines galore as Bulldogs return

Atlanta’s top lefty relievers all-time?

Former Brave Washington was 65

 

Sports and race/George Floyd

NASCAR drops bombshell: no more Confederate flags

And ability to protest at races is expanded

Red Sox note Boston’s racist reputation

Mahomes has a chat with Goodell about the next step

Reid gives props to Mahomes and Mathieu

Nearly 1,500 sign Players Coalition letter

Column: top drivers need to get behind Confederate flags at races issue

 

Sports and COVID-19

NCAA likely to finalize latest CFB schedule on Thursday

Tournament in Florida set for MLS in early July

 

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Around the nation/world

Truex Jr. takes the night race at Martinsville

Part-time driver follows NASCAR flag announcement with angry retirement announcement

Latest on baseball: Manfred says 100 percent chance of ball